Labour Budget Strains Wokingham Charities Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 by Cllr George Evans The recent Labour budget has introduced significant financial pressures for Wokingham’s charity sector, which plays a crucial role in supporting our community’s most vulnerable residents. Local charities, which already operate on lean budgets, are now grappling with the increased costs from national insurance contributions and the minimum wage hike. These changes place an... Local News
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The Budget – this year’s borrowing down £39bn from last forecast 5th March 2021 As expected the OBR cut their forecast of borrowing in the year to March 2021. They have lopped £39bn off the total compared to the November forecast and may... Westminster News
The two deficits 5th March 2021 Let me have another go at explaining why I think we should be more worried about the balance of payments deficit than about the state deficit which seems to... Westminster News
Budget day 2nd March 2021 There have been many mini budgets over the last year. Never have the official figures for the outlook changed so drastically so rapidly, as forecasters rushed... Westminster News
Cars, batteries and the UK motor industry 1st March 2021 The UK government’s decision to announce an end to diesel and petrol car production by the end of this decade is speeding up the need for many decisions about... Westminster News
Speaking for England 28th February 2021 Some of you have noticed I have dropped the Speaking for England phrase from this website. I did so after careful consideration. When I thought through and set... Westminster News
Deaths with and from CV 19 27th February 2021 The UK government has rightly worried about deaths from CV 19. It has used these concerns along with worries over hospital capacity to treat seriously ill CV 19... Westminster News
Scotland’s government 26th February 2021 It wasn’t meant to be like this. Gordon Brown and Tony Blair pushed through devolution for Scotland, telling us that would kill off the nascent Scottish... Westminster News
Roadmap – Return to full attendance at Education Settings 25th February 2021 On the 22 February, the Department for Education announced that all schools, colleges and further education settings should allow full attendance from 8 March... Westminster News
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